It will cost government more than R6.8-billion to eradicate pit toilets at schools throughout the country. The bulk of that budget is set aside for the Eastern Cape, the province with highest number schools with pit latrines.

A suicide note was found on the scene where the body of Mark Minnie‚ a former Port Elizabeth policeman and co-author of the recently released book‚ The Lost Boys of Bird Island‚ was found.
The body of Minnie‚ 58‚ was found near a bush at the back of ...